A team on the rise in the State of Oregon is the Valley Catholic Valiants out of Beaverton. They have recently made the jump from 3A to 4A, after their most successful season in school history where they finished (6-4). The Valiants have been far from a traditional football power during the short period of time the school has had a team. Valley was a combined (9-41) prior to…
With continued progression Dawson Jaramillo (6-5.5 255 OL/DL 18′) of Lake Oswego has the potential of being one of the top lineman ever to come out of the Northwest. His overall athleticism is off the charts for a kid 6-5 and still so young. He runs like a deer, and is also one of the top baseball players in the country for his class. At the BFA Camp/Combine in Salem this past spring, he…
One of the most consistent teams in Oregon over the last decade has been the Grant Generals. Head Coach Diallo Lewis has led the group to a (74-38) record from 2004-2013 and multiple PIL titles, with the Portland school being a model of consistency in a conference that has struggled. Lewis is widely considered one of the top coaches in the region for his work on and off the…
We will have athletes ranked numerically and an honorable mention list, based on who PROJECTS HIGHEST AT THE NEXT LEVEL. There are a variety of factors that go into determining who projects where. These include (Current offers, Size, testing, All league/State accolades, camp/combine performances, stats, competition levels, D1/NFL Genes, GPA, Overall character/work ethic etc.). You can be a very talented high school athlete and not project to a high level…
One of the top athletes in Canada is Jesse Walker (6-2 195 WR/DB 15′) of Mission Secondary (BC). He had a breakout RDAF Showcase earning MVP Upperclassmen honors after a phenomenal junior season. Walker accumulated 1,613 all purpose yards and 21 touchdowns, and was named the BC AA Provincial Player of the Year. Click for Jesse Walker Highlights Referencing the upcoming season Walker says, “I want to take my team…
Exciting news out of Portland as Brady Breeze (6-1 200 16′ S/RB) of Central Catholic High School has committed to the University of Oregon. Breeze is considered one of the top safety’s in America for the class of 2016 and the Ducks didn’t wait to offer after he MVP’d their camp in June. We got to know Brady well over the off season as he was a…
Give Coach Steve Pyne and his staff a lot of credit, putting together what could potentially be the most talented team ever to play high school football in Oregon. They will have an opportunity to battle nationally ranked California State Champion St John Bosco in Week 2 of the regular season, after a rematch of the 2013 state title game against Jesuit in Week 1. The Rams finished ranked the…
One of the Northwest’s top ranked receivers for the 2016 class is Cody Coppedge (6-3.5 180) of West Linn (OR). He earned 1st team all league honors as a sophomore in the state’s toughest conference (TRL) , catching 40 passes for 526 yards and a TD. As most know Cody comes from a very athletic family, with his father being a former Duck, and older brother Hayden excelling in football…
This is part five of the MVP’s and breakdown for the Rough Diamonds NW College Showcase. Earlier we showed the Specialists Breakdown, followed by the Lineman Breakdown. The RB/TE/LB Breakdown was combined into one write-up as part three of this series. The final session of the 2014 Rough Diamonds NW College Showcase event featured some of the Northwest’s top talent, on one field, in front of various coaches from…
Trevon Bradford (5-11 180 ATH/CB) of Oregon City is one of the top players in the state for the class of 2016 and a kid that we got to know well over the off season. He recently received his first offer from one of the top D1aa programs in the country in Montana St. Bradford is a threat to go to the house any time he has…